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' DOOR HANGER. y N0. 357,580. Patented Feb. 15, 1887.

, UNITED lSTATES PATENT rvOrEIcE.

VILLIAM B. COGGER AND HENRY A. HAMLIN, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,580, dated February 15, 1887. Application tiled October 4, 1886. Serial No 215.261. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM B. GQGGER and HENRY A. HAMLIN, of Minneapolis, in the count-y of Hennepin and State ot' Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improvementin anti-friction hangers for sliding doors; and it consists, generally, in constructing a hanger of this description by means of which the point of suspension 'is brought nearer to the top of the'dooreconon1izing in the length of the brackets and suspensioirrods. XVe are also enabled by this means to place the friction-rolls closer to the edges of the door, and thus obviate the overhang which is often experienced.

Our invention further consists in the construction and combination hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings which form part of this specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a door suspended by our improved hangers. y Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section of a portion of a door, showing one of the hangers in place. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on line .t x of Fig. 2.

2 2 represent aline of studding placed in' the usual manner on either side of the door 3, and forming a recess into which the door recedes. n

4z are inverted-U -shaped brackets securely fastened to both of the opposing studs, and are placed at suitable intervals to support the rails of the track 6, secured to their lower eX- tremities. These brackets both support the rails. and also take the place of the usual spacing-blocks between the studs. By this means a uniform spacing ofthe studs is secured, and both rails of the track, being supported upon the same bracket, will be evenly spaced and always in line with each other. 45

These rails form a guide and support for the ilanged wheels 8, and are or" sufficient length to allow for the full travel of the door.

The iianged wheels 8 are preferably constructed in pairs and connected by an axle, 9.

10 is a hanger consisting of a plate provided with a slot, 1l, which is placed between the two {lang-ed wheels 8. rllhe axle 9 extends through the slot 11, forms a Ibearing upon its upper wall,and travels in the slot as athe wheel rolls upon the track, thus making au anti-frictionV bearing. The lower extremity of the plate 10 passes between the rails 6, and is provided with a iiange or iianges, 1'3. The length of the plate 10 from the axle to the ange is preferablysuch that the distance between the top of the iiange 13 and the under side of the rail 6 shall be less than the height of the tlange upon the wheels 8, so that when the hanger is in place it will be impossible by any accident to remove the wheels from the track. Y

Ribs 14. may be constructed between the plate and the flange, for the purpose of strength and stiness. f

15 represents an opening in the plate of the hanger 10 at or near the center of the flange, and the flange at this point may be slightly reeuforced in thickness, for the purpose of strength and to form a bearing for the head of the bolt 17, which passes through it. hole in the flange for the reception of the bolt is made sufficiently large to allow the bolt to be inserted on a slight angle, to bring the head of the said bolt into the opening 15; but when the bolt is raised in a direct line the head will strike the plate at the top of theopening 15, and thus limit its upward movement.

19 is a bar, preferably a little less in length than the width ofthe door, to avoid the possibility of the endsof the bars lstriking each other before the doors are entirely closed. Thisbar is securely attached at each end to the hangers 10, and is supported thereby. The bolts 17 pass through this bar, and after the said bar isin place it is impossible to give the bolts a sufficient angle to allow the head to pass the plate 10, in the manner above de- The scribed. They are thus securely retained and IVOO the bolts 17, and screw-threaded to correspond with said bolts. The said sockets are let into the upper edge of the door` and are secured thereto by suitable screws, as shown.

24 are doorstops of the usual form, which serve as a guide and cover the opening between the door and the jamb. One of these stops may be secured to the jamb by screws, to allow it to be readily and easily removed.

It will be seen that the hangers must be put in place before the partitions are finished. Usually one row of studs is iirst put in place.

The rails G are preferably formed in two seetions. One section is completed and attached to the brackets and the brackets lined and secured to the row of studs. Both trucks, to-

`get-her with their suspending-bolts 17 and bar 19, are now placed upon the section, and afterward theremaining section is lined and secured in a similar manner. After this the other row of studs can be placed. Vhen the door is ready to be hung, it is placed under the bar 19 and in position so that the bolts 17 will drop into the sockets 23. A, suitable Wrench is now applied to the hexagon 21 upon the said bolt, and by this means it is turned, and, the screw entering` the thread in the socket, the door may be raised and properly adjusted. The stops 24: are then put in place, and the work is completed.I

If from any cause the door should need rcadjustment, one of the stops can be readily removed and the proper adjustment made.

Some of the advantages of this construction are as follows: The point of suspension of the door is below the wheels and rails, thus making it practical to use short suspension-rods and short brackets. By placing the bar below the track we are enabled to bring the wheels and rails closer together. The two lines of studs may be set nearer each other and the Whole partition made thinner. As the friction-rolls are near the edges of the door, there can be no tipping` of the door over its point of suspension as it is moved to and fro. The doors may be readily secured to the hangers or removed therefrom7 and it is not necessary to mortise or cut the face of the door to have access to the bolts for the purpose of adjusting them. It is impossible for the wheels to get oft' of the track or for the suspension-bolts to get out of place after the bar 19 has been putin position. The rails secured to the bracket in this Way are prevented from closing together and pinching on the flanges of the wheels. Bythis construction the device can be put together and applied to the door by any ordinary mechanic.

\Ve claim as our inventiony 1. The combination, with the rails 6 and the flanged wheels 8, of the hanger 10, secured to the aXle of said wheels and extending below said rails, and the bar 19, secured to the Bange of said hanger, the distance between the under side of the rail and the top of the [lange 13 being less than the depth of the flanges of the wheels, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the rails and the ianged Wheels, of the hanger 10, having the opening 15, the bolt depending from said hanger, and the bar 19, secured to said hanger and having an opening through which said bolt passes, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the Uehaped brackets and the rails 6, supported upon said brackets, of the flanged wheels 8, the hanger 10, the bar 19, secured to said hanger below the rails G, the door, and the suspension-bolts 17, all substantially as described.

4'. The combination, in a door-hanger, withV the supporting-rails and the langed wheels upon said rails, of the bar 19,suspended upon the axles of said wheels and arranged beneath said rails, and a suspension-bolt at each end of said bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 28th day of September, 1886.

\VILLIA1\[ B. COGGER. HENRY A. HAMLIN.

In presence of- A. C. PAUL,

H. SANFORD. 

